Histological determination of the human origin of bone fragments

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-533

  Cattaneo, Cristina ^a   Porta, David ^a   Gibelli, Daniele ^a   Gamba, Corrado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flat bones; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Regression analysis; Species specificity; Subadults

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE; CAT; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DOG; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; RABBIT; SHEEP; SWINE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CATS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DOGS; FETUS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HAVERSIAN SYSTEM; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROSCOPY; QUAIL; RABBITS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TURKEYS;

EID: 65349190009     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01000.x     Document Type: Article

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